Twenty-one players took to the courts yesterday for the start of the USCA’s 2012 Golf Croquet National Championship held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. At least five former National Champions will be on hand including, Sherif Abdelwahab of West Greenwich, RI, US Team Captain, Ben Rothman the Mission Hills Club Pro and 2010 Champion, both of whom just returned from the Golf Croquet World Team Championship; Leo McBride, Wasago Beach, Canada and the 2011 Singles and Doubles Champion, Rich Lamm of Denver, CO and Cathedral City, CA. All will be considered strong contenders in this year’s event. The event runs December 11-15 and will be the 14th edition. The event was first held in 1999 with Abdelwahab claiming that first title.
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